Cigarette Lighters and Matches Fire Safety

Cigarette Lighters and Matches Fire Safety Recommendations

Each year more than 200 deaths are associated with fires started by cigarette lighters. About two thirds of these result from children playing with lighters. Most of the victims are under five years old.

• Keep lighters and matches out of sight and out of the reach of children. Children as young as two years old are capable of lighting cigarette lighters and matches.
• Never encourage or allow a child to play with a lighter or to think of it as a toy. Do not use it as a source of amusement for a child. Once their curiosity is aroused, children may seek out a lighter and try to light it.
• Keep lighters and matches out of the reach of elderly persons who are bed bound or otherwise impaired and have difficulty in the safe use of lighters and matches.
• Always check to see that cigarettes are extinguished before emptying ashtrays. Stubs that are still burning can ignite trash.

YES    NOCigarette Lighters and Matches Fire Safety Checklist

|_____|   |_____|Cigarette lighters and matches are kept out of the reach of children.

|_____|   |_____|Cigarette lighters and matches are kept out of the reach of impaired elderly persons who are "bed bound" or are otherwise unable to safely use lighters and matches.

|_____|   |_____|Cigarette lighters are never used to entertain a child.